Poultry feeder



l v invention now to be. described. I

Patented ct.f21 1930, t

Application filediFebruary 24, Serial No. 5 I

This invention relates tocertain new and useful improvements in poultry feeders of that class for dry mash feed, having for lts' object, among. others, to provide a simple,

B'eheap yet efficient and durable poultry feed- 'er and regulator wherein the feed will not clog or waste, there being alwaysia; steady flow of clean, wholesome feed to the feed troughs.

' It has for afurther objectf toprovide a 7 device of this general character embodying a rectangular-shaped funnel, tapered from its upper point on all four sides and extendi'ng only a part way up into the hopper; This feeder and regulator. .7 I H Other objects and advantages of they invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will beparticularly-point- I J hopper. Y

ed out in the appended claim.

The invention, in itspreferredfform, is

clearly illustratedin the accompanying drawings, which, with the numerals of refer ence marked thereomform apart of the'specification, and in which,

parts in section.

correspondingly broken away. 1 f

Like numerals vofrefererlce indicate like parts of the several iviews throughout; the specification.

While I deem it preferable and in the pres" extends upon" all; P h'avinganupwardly M bracing the sidewallsll and secured tent instance have chosen to show my feeder as substantially square in form, it isevident. that this generalshape may 'bezvaried and still embody the characteristic features of the Referringto the drawings 1 designatesthe serves to cause thefeedto flowdownwardly and outwardly equally into the four troughs stitutes ainost efficient, satisfactory poultry.'

' Fig. 1' isa perspective" vie'w broken substantially at its. mid center','-andshow ingtrough portion herein showna s 'substanti ally sewn-t sorroLLE, or conlconmm irrssormr square, comprising {a 'botto m '2, side walls 3, whichmay "orma'y not tapefiasshown in Fig. 1, the upper edges-offsaid side-walls being extended" inwardly asseen in Figs. -1- an'd2to form'the-inwardlysurrounding'ledge 4', which servesan important function in that .itpreventsscattering of gfeediby the pgula try.

This bodyftroughj; portion 1 is "supp-err d; upon legs 5,, one {beneath each corner ,-th e B9 same'beingangular in fforin and having their ends provided with flanges 6 through which pass bolts or the like 7 which serve. to fasten them to 'theUndersideZ of the=body As seen best in Fig. 2, theselegs aredisposed angularly and inwardly'from the corners of the body soa's toafford excellentsupport-and giverigidityi tothe body to prevent acciden?" tal shi'fting of itspositio .1 a

secur'ed'to the upper face ofjthe bot-tom 2,

as by bolts for the'like, 8, p'assing through flangesg -thereof, arethe'uprights-lmone at 1 'eacli' fc'orner, the same beinginclinedslightly a i inwardly as shown Ein LFig. 1,-- and secured theretoarethegfour side jwa'lls l l', whichegg- 7 .1 tend. to and terminate; at the u'pper ends 6i the mernbersfll 1, which; latteriareja-ngular form, asQsefenimFig. 2; Thi'si jforms a 12 is atop havingceasing fiafi ie s9 fittedoverj the.chamber fo'rmedf by the'iwr walls 11, and'this fi'ange fits snuglyiover the a other ends of the angular uprights 1Q,a's*seen y in .Fi'gfill :This'hopper formsa housing to' 1 Y which {other parts "soon f-to b'e de'scribed are eside ne-1 1' attheir lowerends ter minate at a pointsu'bs' tantially parallel with i f eitendingfiane'e r corner angular members; lOL'by-"bolts lar= -members 10 form suflicientglsuppo the fiange'gmember' 15, which lattea sisee up} clearly in Fig. 1, is disposed at a material distance from the ledge 4:, so as to provide suflicient opening 18' to allow the poultryto get ready'access to the feed. The outer edge of. the flange 15 is disposed substantially in vertiealalignment with the flange or ledge 4 of the side walls 3 ofthe trough member.

Disposed centrally within the enclosure, and secured to the bottom wall 2 is the in verted funnel shaped member 19 having'its'. four sides disposed substantially parallel to a the four side walls or the device; but extending upwardly to meet at a central point- 20 as seen clearly in Fig.2. 7 a i a V a I 7 its lower edges flanged" asi'at' {21 and through these flanges extend This member 19 has screws 0r'the1like22 which secure the same ledge on the upper edge of said trough, up-

rights rising from the bottom wall of the bodymember, an enclosing portion supported" .by said'uprights' and'te'rminating'at its lower edge above the upper edge of the trough, an automatic counter-weighted gravitating feedcontrolling memberim'ounted upon the uprights; and an outwardly and downwardly inclined flange disposed above said ledge and feed-controlled m'ember at a sufficient dist'ance to permitactuation of the feed-controh,

lingmernber and to protect the latter;

' lntestimonyhwhereof I afiix my signature. r GUSTAV F. SCHOLLE.

to the bottom wall 2 as seenin Figs. 1 and 2. 1

Theseginclined walls serve to cause the feed wardly to the troughs 23 formedaround the four sidesof the device, lhe surrounding trough permits of the gradually-flows down the inclined walls of 'to flow by vgravity, downwardly and .out-' ready access of the fowl tothe feed as it' thefunnel. flhe inturned flangel together J with. the depth of the trough andthe close proximity of the member 1 5 serves to'protect the scattering and waste of theIfood-by the fowl. v

Referring with a counterbalanceweight 26 ofany suitable construction.

now to iFig. 24c designates 1 Valve or gatepivoted off its center as seen at 25, the-same being provided at its lower dg H When the-feed in the hopper isexhausted; or before'it is ifilled,'the

, valvg'member stands in the positi Shown r i by full lines" in il b i thus .heldgbynp I reason ofits counterweight. placed-in the device throughthe:toplthereo'f,

after thecover 12 is removed, the said; feed. A a fallingupon the-valve 24 throws thesame v v down to 'the dotted line 'positionjshownin- .Fig. 1. This bars the entrance of the beaker billofthe fowl so that it cannot get access to] 1 the feed except that which is inthe trough;

Feed being a It alsog 'serves to prevent too much-feed fiow- V a V I ing-intolthe'trough within reach'o'fthe fowl. When thefoodyha s become e'xhaustedfthe weight 26 automaticallyv returns the member 24 to its initial position,

storage.

- a: .Thel'p arts mayall be afiixedin position, bremovably, for instancepasf by screws-as; shown, rwher'ebylthe :device may belreadily collapsed for the purpose of ishipment or' Modifications in detail such ajssizerrelative v shapeand position ofparts, etc, may be re-' l r f i I SQi'tedtoiwithoutdeparting-from, the spirit I i 1 fthe invention org'saorificingany of-itsiad f What is. lai1nedis: I .A p'oultry feeder comprising V abodyrmem-" berIhaving upwardlyextending'walls'to form asurro u dingtrough, an inwardly-extended 

